MONDAY'S OTHER MLB GAMES

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Blue Jays 6, Royals 2

TORONTO

Aaron Sanchez pitched eight innings to win his eighth straight decision, and Josh Donaldson and Darwin Barney each hit a two-run single in a four-run seventh inning. Troy Tulowitzki had two hits as the Blue Jays won a rematch of last year’s AL Championship Series, which Kansas City took in six games.

Red Sox 12, Rangers 5

BOSTON

Brock Holt hit a two-run homer and Sandy Leon had four hits, including three of Boston’s season-high nine doubles against Texas. Mookie Betts hit a two-run homer, and Travis Shaw and Dustin Pedroia each added a solo shot as the Red Sox banged out 13 extra-base hits. David Ortiz and Hanley Ramirez each had two doubles. The Red Sox had a season-high 21 hits to win their second straight after a 21-2 rout by the Angels.

Rougned Odor hit a solo homer and two-run single for the Rangers, who have lost five of six.

Astros 2, Mariners 1

HOUSTON

Lance McCullers struck out 10 in seven strong innings and George Springer homered for the second straight day to lift Houston over Seattle. McCullers (4-2) allowed five hits and one run while matching his season high for strikeouts. Springer doubled and scored in the first inning. There were two outs in the fifth when he launched his 19th home run to make it 2-1. Wade Miley (6-5) yielded seven hits and two runs in 62/3 innings for his third straight loss. The Mariners had won four straight.

White Sox 8, Yankees 2

CHICAGO

Tim Anderson and Dioner Navarro each hit a two-run homer off CC Sabathia. Brett Lawrie hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the fifth before Navarro belted his fifth homer. Navarro has seven RBIs in the last three games — all wins for the resurgent White Sox. Todd Frazier went 3 for 3 with two walks for Chicago, which has won five of six and 10 of 14. Chase Headley hit a two-run homer for New York, which has lost three of four. Starlin Castro went 4 for 4 with two doubles in his first game in Chicago since the Yankees acquired him in a December trade with the Cubs.

Rays 4, Angels 2

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.

Logan Morrison homered and drove in two runs to help struggling Tampa Bay end a four-game losing streak. Matt Moore (5-5) allowed two runs over 62/3 innings, improving to 4-0 in his career against Los Angeles and handing the slumping Angels their 12th loss in 14 games. Morrison hit a solo homer off starter Nick Tropeano and gave the Rays the lead for good with an RBI single against Fernando Salas (3-6). Brad Miller also homered for the last-place Rays, who won for the third time in 19 games.

Athletics 3, Twins 1

MINNEAPOLIS

Coco Crisp snapped a seventh-inning tie with a two-run single, and Oakland stopped a four-game skid. Kendall Graveman (4-6) halted a recent slide by the A’s rotation. He allowed three hits and one run in 62/3 innings.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Mets 8, Marlins 6

NEW YORK

Yoenis Cespedes hit a tiebreaking, two-run double in the eighth inning, and New York overcame a six-run deficit for its fifth straight win. Miami took a 6-0 lead against Matt Harvey, who lasted 32/3 innings. But the Mets scored in every inning from the fourth through the eighth and overcame two calls that originally went their way but were overturned upon video review.

Giants 3, Rockies 1

SAN FRANCISCO

Angel Pagan hit a two-run homer and Buster Posey also connected to back Jake Peavy (5-7) who struck out six over 62/3 innings to bounce back from his third-shortest outing of the season. Nolan Arenado hit two doubles, but the run-starved Rockies lost their sixth straight game.

Phillies 8, Braves 2

PHILADELPHIA

Jerad Eickhoff pitched neatly into the eighth inning, and Odubel Herrera and Maikel Franco each hit a two-run homer. Eickhoff (6-9) gave up two runs and five hits, striking out eight in 72/3 innings to win for the fourth time in five decisions. Cameron Rupp and Tommy Joseph hit doubles. Cesar Hernandez ripped an RBI triple.

Brewers 1, Nationals 0

WASHINGTON

Junior Guerra outpitched Max Scherzer, Martin Maldonado homered and Milwaukee defeated Washington to snap a four-game losing streak. Guerra (6-1) allowed two hits in 71/3 innings while striking out seven and walking two. The 31-year-old rookie threw eight scoreless innings of two-hit ball in his previous start and has won three straight. Maldonado gave the Brewers the lead in the fifth with his third homer of the season.

Associated Press